Barcelona have reached an agreement to sign centre-again Samuel Umtiti from Olympique Lyonnaise.
a report from RMC Sport stated that Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has verified the defender's departure.
Barcelona are watching to bolster their protecting options forward of next season, and have targeted Umtiti, as well as Paris Saint-Germain's Marquinhos.
As per the document, the Catalan club will phase with €30m to be able to cozy the signing, and Aulas has mentioned that Lyon is not going to stand in the best way.
The 22yrs old Frenchman is more likely to start for his country - as a replacement for the suspended Adil Rami - when they face Iceland on Sunday, and the president expects him to be a Barcelona player by the time he's accomplished with the Euros.
“We anticipate the eventual departure of Umtiti. Samuel has an distinguished agreement for him to join Barcelona,” he stated to RMC.
“We made a promise that if he might play for the membership of his coronary heart, he would go away. It’s part of the commitment which we've got made, as used to be achieved for Karim Benzema when he went to Real Madrid.
“correct now, Samuel is with Les Bleus and is all in favour of the Euro and the truth that he can play Sunday against Iceland. If the three events agree, it's feasible that he will depart us.”
This will have to expectantly deliver an end to the lengthy drawn out negotiations between Barcelona and Lyon over the sale of the participant, additionally granting the La Liga part a better possibility to place extra focal point on getting Marquinhos.